Newcastle University

Introduction

Neveen studied her First Degree and MSc. in Architecture from Alexandria University, Egypt. She obtained her PhD from Newcastle University on the performance of Double skin facades in hot arid areas.

Neveen has over 40 journal and referred conference papers that reflect her main teaching and research highlighting the relationships between Architectural design, building performance simulation and  energy consumption, human well-being and sustainability from a technical and social perspective. She teaches in a number of other universities including Dundee and Brighton University.

Neveen launched the Masters for Sustainable Buildings and Environments  and is its Degree Programme Director  www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/sustainable-buildings-environments

She is on the Editorial board of the 'renewable energy' journal and a reviewer for  leading journals in the field of energy and building simulation journals and conferences including, Energy, Building and Environment, Energy and Building, Building Performance Simulation Journal among others.

She is currently a Co-PI in the EPSRC funded Energy Visualization for Carbon Reduction (E-Viz) Project value £1.1 million www.eviz.org.uk 

She has undertaken a number of consultancies that look into integrating building performance simulation in the architectural design studio and on reducing the carbon footprints of buildings including Hexham Abbey and the New Northumbria Police Headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne. 

 Neveen is currently serving as the:

President of the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD) www.ascaad.org

And

 Vice-Chair for the International Building Performance Simulation Association-England (IBPSA-England)www.ibpsa-england.org 

Research Interests

 Environmental Performance Simulation of Buildings
 Energy Conscious Facade design
 Synergy between Environmental Psychology in buildings, Facade design and architectural technologies
 The Impact of Building Regulations on the environmental performance of buildings

Current Work

-Building Performance Simulation Visualization

Research Roles

Research Theme Leader: Sustainable Buildings and Environments under the Applied Research in Architecture (ARA) research group.

PhD Completions
Dr. Islam AboHela: Integration of Wind Turbines in the Built Environment and Built Form (completed 2012)

Dr. Eno Nyong Choice Theory and Sustainable Construction frameworks in Nigeria (completed 2012)

 Doctoral Supervision

Mrs.Amina Batagarwa: Phase Change Materials in Hot humid Climates

Mr. Andrew Eigbeonan, The Role of Academics and Consultants the Design Studio Pedagogy                  

Mr. Mohammed Mohammed, Indoor air quality and thermal comfort of hospitals in Nigeria

Mr.Khalid Seteih, Thermal comfort and expanding the use of urban spaces in hot arid climates, case study Qoba road Madina, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Mohammed Mahgoub, Thermal comfort and the use of urban spaces in the traditional Islamic Quarters of Cairo 

Mr.Ali Sedki, Effect of prototype designs of social housing in hot arid areas on thermal comfort and building energy consumption (external supervisor-University of Ferrara) 

Esteem Indicators

 Journal Scientific reviewer:
Scientific reviewer for ‘Renewable Energy’,'Energy' Building and Environment', 'Energy and Buildings','Building Services and Engineering Technology' among others.
Conference scientific reviewer:
-2nd International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Developement,12-14 July, 2010. Centre for Sustainable architecture and urban environments in the Arab Region, Amman, Joran.
- the 11th International Conference for the International Building Performance Simulation Assossiation, Glasgow,2009

Scientific committee member and editor for the the third international conference on 'Embodying Virtual Architecture' Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD), Alexandria Egypt(2007).

 Scientific Assossiations:
-Vice Chair, International Building Performance Assossiation, England Chapter (current)
-Board Member for the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD)-since 2008

Funding

 - EPSRC funded Energy Visualization for Carbon Reduction E-Viz (total value £1.1 million share £128,000) collaboration between Plymouth, Bath, Birmingham and Newcastle Universities

- Building Performance Simulation as a design tool in architectural practice, Collaborative Innovative Partnership project, co funded by OneNorthEast and Newcastle University, value £20,000 (January-May 2010)
-By Design, tackling energy poverty in the North East of England. Funding body: Newcastle University Strategic research committee, value £3600, completed May 2010
-Advances in Building Performance Simulation, Newcastle University Strategic research committee, value £4000, due for completion 2011.

Undergraduate Teaching

Arc 2001: Architectural Design studio Leader Stage 2, 'The living memories' Project in Jesmond Dene
Arc 3001: The 'Bough-haus' Project, Project Leader, Stage 3
ARC 5001: Building Technology, Module Leader, Stage 5
Arc 5022: Design tutor, Stage 5 Architectural Design studio.

Postgraduate Teaching

Visiting Lecturer on Intelligent and sustainable facades, MSc. Advanced Sustainability in the Built Environment, School of Architecture, Dundee University

• Hamza N. Advances in Building simulation and carbon footprint assessment. Automation in Construction 2013. In Preparation.
• Hamza N, De Wilde P. Building simulation visualization for the boardroom: an exploratory study. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 2013, (epub ahead of print).
• Abohela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Effect of roof shape, wind direction, building height and urban configuration on the energy yield and positioning of roof mounted wind turbines. Renewable Energy 2013, 50, 1106-1118.
• Hamza N. The Sustainable Corporate Image: from technique to the sensory and experiential. In: Sayigh, A, ed. Sustainability, Energy and Architecture: Case Studies in Realizing Green Buildings. San Diego: Elsevier, 2013. In Press.
• Abohela A, Hamza N, Dudek S. Assessment of roof shape, building height and urban configuration on the siting location of roof mounted wind turbines. Towards an environmentally responsible architecture. In: 28th PLEA International Conference, Opportunities, Limits & Needs. 2012, Lima, Peru.
• Sidawi B, Hamza N. Editorial: Special issue on CAAD and Innovation. ITCon: Journal of Information Technology in Construction 2012, 17, 237-238.
• Sidawi B, Hamza N. Intelligent knowledge-based repository to support informed design desicion making. ITCon: Journal of Information Technology in Construction 2012, 17, 308-318.
• Abohela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Validating CFD simulations of wind flow around a surface mounted cube in a turbulent channel flow. In: 28th International PLEA Conference, Opportunities, Limits and Needs: Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture. 2012, Lima, Peru.
• AbuHela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Assessment of wind flow within the built environment. Built and Natural Environment Research Papers, Special Issue on Future and Intermediate Sustianable Cities 2011, (4), 81-93.
• Abohela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Assessment of wind flow within the built environment. Built and Natural Environment Research Papers 2011, 4(1), 81-94.
• Hamza A. Building Simulation Modelling: Boardroom Visualization or a design tool. In: 7th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society. 2011, Bilbao, Spain.
• Hamza N. Building Simulation Modelling: from boardroom visualization to a design decision making tool. Information Visualization Journal 2011. In Preparation.
• Hamza N, Cook M, Cropper P. Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Irregular Shaped Double Skin Facades. In: Building Simulation, BS2011. 2011, Sydney, Australia.
• Batagarawa A, Hamza N, Dudek S. Disaggregating Primary Electricity Consumption for Office Buildings in Nigeria. In: Building Simulation 2011, BS2011. 2011, Sydney, Australia.
• AboHela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Effect of Roof Shape on Energy Yield and Positioning of Roof Mounted Wind Turbines. In: Building Simulation 2011, BS2011. 2011, Sydney, Australia.
• Hamza N. Identity of sustainability from technique to sensory and experiential. In: 27th International conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA). 2011, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium: Presses universitaires de Louvain.
• Willis K, Scarpa R, Gilroy R, Hamza N. Renewable energy adoption in an ageing population: Heterogeneity in preferences for micro-generation technology adoption. Energy Policy 2011, 39(10), 6021-6029.
• Hamza N, Gilroy R. The challenge to UK energy policy: An ageing population perspective on energy saving measures and consumption. Energy Policy 2011, 39(2), 782-789.
• Abohela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Urban Wind Turbines Integration in the Built Form and Environment. FORUM Ejournal for Postgraduate Studies in Architecture, Planning and Landscape 2011, 10(1), 23-39.
• AboHela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Assessment of Wind Flow inthe Built Environment. In: First International Conference on Sustainable Intermediate cities (FISC). 2010, Cairo, Egypt.
• AboHela I, Hamza N, Dudek S. Integration of Wind Turbines in the Built Form and Environment. In: The Second International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban development. 2010, Amman, Jordan: The centre for the study of Architecture in the Arab Region.
• Hamza N, Gilroy R. Keep me warm: An aging perspective on energy saving measures. In: The second interantional confernece on sustainable architecture and urban development. 2010, Amman, Jordan: The Centre for the study of Architecture in the Arab Region.
• Hamza N. The Identity of Sustainability. In: 11th International World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC). 2010, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• Hamza N, Gilroy R. Warmth or Environmental Concern: What the old and in Fuel Poverty Say. In: WREC-XI: Proceedings of 11th World Renewable Energy Congress. 2010, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Future Technology Press.
• Hamza N, Greenwood D. Energy conservation regulations: Impacts on design and procurement of low energy buildings. Building and Environment 2009, 44(5), 929-936.
• Hamza N. How deep is the Building skin; art or sustainability (keynote Paper). In: 3rd International Conference on Industrial Application and World Renewable Energy Regional Conference. 2009, Sohar, Oman.
• Hamza N. Double versus single skin facades in hot arid areas. Energy and Buildings 2008, 40(3), 240-248.
• Hamza N, Dudek S. Micro-Generation from Policy Initiatives to Deployment. In: 10th World Renewable Energy Conference-WREC X. 2008, Glasgow-Scotland: Elsevier.
• Hamza N, Horne M. Building Integrated Modelling: empowering energy conscious design. In: Em'body' ing Virtual Architecture. 2007, Alexandria, Egypt: ASCAAD.
• Hamza N, Horne M. Educating the designer: An operational model for visualizing low-energy architecture. Building and Environment 2007, 42(11), 3841-3847.
• Hamza N, Gomaa A, Underwood C. The impact of corridor double skin façade on indoor cooling and daylight levels in hot arid areas. In: Proceedings of Wellbeing Indoors, CLIMA. 2007, Helsinki, Finland.
• Hamza N, Greenwood D. The impact of procurement routes on delivering energy conscious buildings. In: Proceedings of Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). 2007, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• Gomaa A, Hamza N, Underwood C. Three-dimensional CFD numerical analysis of double skin facades for hot arid climates. In: Proceedings of Heat SET-2007 conference. 2007, Chambery, France.
• Hamza N, Horne M. An operational model for teaching low energy architecture using virtual reality. In: World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC). 2006, Florence, Italy: Elsevier , World Renewable Energy Congress.
• Hamza N, Horne M. Integration of Virtual Reality within the Built Environment Curriculum. IT-Con journal, Special Issue on Architectural Informatics 2006, 11, 311-324.
• Hamza N, Underwood C. CFD Assisted Modelling of Double Skin Facades in Hot Arid Areas. In: Proceedings of 9th International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference (IBPSA). 2005, Montreal, Canada.
• Hamza N, Dudek S. Thermal and daylight performance of double skin facades. In: Proceedings of CLIMA. 2005, Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Hamza N, Elsafty A, Dudek S. Integrated double skin - solar cooling system for office buildings facades in hot arid regions. In: World Renewable Energy Network. 2002, Cologne, Germany.
• Hamza N, Dudek S, Elkadi H. The Effect of Changing Façade Configurations on the Thermal Performance of Office Buildings in Hot Arid Areas. In: CLIMA. 2002, Naples, Italy.
• Hamza N, Dudek S, Elsafti A. Using Passive Integrated Techniques in Office Building Façade Refurbishment in Hot Arid Areas. In: World Renewable energy Network (WREC). 2002, Cologne, Germany.
• Hamza N, Dudek S, Elkadi H. Impacts of changing façade configurations on office building energy consumption in hot arid climates. In: Clima 2000. 2001, Napoli, Italy.
• Hamza N, Dudek S, Elkadi H. Impacts of Facade Retrofitting with a Hybrid Climatically Interactive Building Skin on Energy Consumption in Hot Arid Areas. In: International Conference on Building Envelope Systems and Technologies (ICBEST). 2001, Ottowa, Canada.
• Hamza N, Dudek S, Elkadi H. Thermal Performance of Double Skin Facades in Hot Arid Areas. In: International Conference on Building Envelope Systems and Technology. 2001, Ottawa, Canada: National Research Council Canada.
• Hamza N, Elkadi H. Effects of thermal Performance Codes on Office Building Refurbishment. In: Proceedings of TIA 2000: Sustainable Buildings for the 21st Century: teaching issues, tools and methodologies for sustainability, TIA (Teaching in Architecture). 2000, Oxford, UK.